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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Tony Poncelet
League: A Section 1 (moving from Mid Southeast - East)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sam Opsahl 6'3" 190 QB 4.8
Kyle Schoenfelder 6'4" 190 DE 4.7
Baxter O'Reilly 5'11" 175 LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athletic, Players Have Had Success At Lower Levels
Team Weaknesses: Line Youth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 5.8
2018 National Rank: #5082
2018 State Rank: #83
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -11
2019 National Rank: #5346
2019 State Rank: #87
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 16.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4193
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.6
Dynasty Record: 127-57 (68-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 29.1
2018 Points Against Average: 6.3
2018 Differential: +22.8
2018 Wins: #6773 Rushford-Peterson (Rushford) (14-7), #6773 Rushford-Peterson (Rushford) (20-7), #9277 Southland (Adams) (34-0), #11454 Kenyon-Wanamingo (Kenyon) (28-0), #11918 Hayfield (40-0), #12172 Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha) (27-8), #12172 Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha) (36-0), #13306 Kingsland (Spring Valley) (51-6), #13489 Cotter (Winona) (38-0)
2018 Losses: #3031 Blooming Prairie (20-14), #3031 Blooming Prairie (21-18)
2018 Opponents W-L: 53-57
Recent State Championships: 2007, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Mid Southeast - East), 2006 (Three Rivers - North)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha), 9/6 Fillmore Central (Harmony), 9/13 at Rushford-Peterson (Rushford), 9/20 Blooming Prairie, 9/27 at Medford, 10/4 Bethlehem Academy (Faribault), 10/11 at Randolph, 10/16 Kenyon-Wanamingo (Kenyon)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Blooming Prairie (3.4), Rushford-Peterson (Rushford) (-16.5), Fillmore Central (Harmony) (-30.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha) (-40.8), Kenyon-Wanamingo (Kenyon) (-40.3), Randolph (-39.6)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.2 (-13.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #229
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10670
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%